She played the fiddle in an Irish band
她在一个爱尔兰的乐队里拉着小提琴
But she fell in love with an English man
却和一个英国人坠入爱河
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
亲吻她的脖颈,牵起她的手
Said baby I just want to dance
说宝贝我只是想和你跳一支舞
I met her on Grafton street right outside of the bar
酒吧外的格拉夫顿大街上我遇见了她
She shared a cigarette with me while her brother played the guitar
她分我一支烟,那时他弟弟在旁边弹着吉他
She asked me what does it mean the Gaelic ink on your arm?
她问我手臂上的盖尔语纹身什么意思
Said it was one of my friend’s songs do you want to drink on?
我说那是我朋友的一首歌,你要不要和我喝一杯
She took Jamie as a chaser, Jack for the fun
她酷爱Jameson,偶尔也喝点田纳西的威士忌
She got Arthur on the table, with Johnny riding as shot gun
把那黑啤放在桌子上,配上那爱尔兰威士忌,酷到不行
Chatted some more, one more drink at the bar
闲聊着,酒也一杯杯下去了
Then put Van on the jukebox, got up to dance, you know
放上Van Morrison的歌,站起身来开始跳舞
She played the fiddle in an Irish band
她在一个爱尔兰的乐队里拉着小提琴
But she fell in love with an English man
却和一个英国人坠入爱河
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
亲吻她的脖颈,牵起她的手
Said baby I just want to dance
说宝贝我只是想和你跳一支舞
With my pretty little Galway Girl
和我漂亮的戈尔韦女孩
My my my my my my my Galway girl
我的戈尔韦女孩
You know she beat me at darts and then she beat me at pool
你知道她飞镖扔得比我好,台球也打得比我好
And then she kissed me like there was nobody else in the room
她亲我的时候仿佛其他人都不存在
As last orders were called, was when she stood on the stool
当她兴奋地站在那凳子上,点上最后一杯酒
After dancing to Kaleigh, singing to trad tunes
起那爱尔兰的舞蹈,哼起本地的传统小调
I never heard Carrickfergus ever sung so sweet
从未听过卡里克弗格斯的民谣被唱的如此甜美好听
Acapella in the bar using her feet for a beat
跺着脚打着拍子在酒吧里唱起那阿卡贝拉
Oh I could have that voice playing on repeat for a week
哦,这一段经历让我回味了整整一星期
And in this packed out room, swear she was singing to me
在这个拥挤的酒吧里我发誓她是为我一个人唱的
She played the fiddle in an Irish band
她在一个爱尔兰的乐队里拉着小提琴
But she fell in love with an English man
却和一个英国人坠入爱河
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
亲吻她的脖颈,牵起她的手
Said baby I just want to dance
说宝贝我只是想和你跳一支舞
With my pretty little Galway girl
我漂亮的戈尔韦女孩
My my my my my my my Galway girl
我的戈尔韦女孩
My my my my my my my Galway girl
我的戈尔韦女孩
My my my my my my my Galway girl
我的戈尔韦女孩
Now we’ve outstayed our welcome and it’s closing time
寒暄客气话讲完后店竟已要打烊
I was holding her hand, her hand was holding mine
我牵着她的手,她也将其紧握
Our coats both smell of smoke, whisky and wine
两人的外衣上尽是烟熏酒臭
As we fill up our lungs with the cold air of the night
正如我们肺里全是这夜里寒冷的空气
I walked her home then she took me inside
我护送她回家然后她让我进屋
Finish some Doritos and another bottle of wine
吃上几包薯片,又小酌几杯酒
I swear I’m going to put you in a song that I write
我便发誓我要将你写进我的歌曲里
About a Galway girl and a perfect night
有关于一个戈尔韦女孩和一个难忘的夜晚
She played the fiddle in an Irish band
她在一个爱尔兰的乐队里拉着小提琴
But she fell in love with an English man
却和一个英国人坠入爱河
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
亲吻她的脖颈,牵起她的手
Said baby I just want to dance
说宝贝我只是想和你跳一支舞
With my pretty little Galway girl
我漂亮的戈尔韦女孩
My my my my my my my Galway girl
我的戈尔韦女孩
My my my my my my my Galway girl
我的戈尔韦女孩
My my my my my my my Galway girl
我的戈尔韦女孩